The World: Rome - RAI announces plans to launch new satellite service

The new platform, called TivuSat, will be free of charge and play host
to around 20 channels, including a number of high-profile existing
digital and traditional free-to-air channels.

The broadcaster has said that the move is aimed at helping to drive the
switch from analogue to digital TV in Italy, however the initiative has
come under scrutiny from some sources who believe that a partnership
between RAI and the Silvio Berlusconi-owned Mediaset has been created to
counter competition from Sky Italia.